Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
cougar . - noun [capitalized] A genus of Felidæ, such as the cougar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A large American carnivore (
Felis concolor ), found from Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes. Called alsocatamount ,cougar ,American lion ,mountain lion , andpanther orpainter .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
mountain lion ,cougar , Puma concolor.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large American feline resembling a lion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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That said, I've heard that the puma is a real pussycat compared to the African leopard when it comes to fighting.
what would you rather fight a wolf or a puma?(I personaly wouldn't enjoy fighting either of them) 2010
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That said, I've heard that the puma is a real pussycat compared to the African leopard when it comes to fighting.
what would you rather fight a wolf or a puma?(I personaly wouldn't enjoy fighting either of them) 2010
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Same problem President Obama is having with Republicans is mirrored in puma Blue Dogs .....
Obama challenges reform detractors to explain themselves 2009
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The puma is crouched, ready to leap past a prickly pear onto the back of a proud stag.
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The puma is crouched, ready to leap past a prickly pear onto the back of a proud stag.
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The eastern cougar also is known as a puma, panther, catamount, painter or mountain lion depending upon its habitat, according to the Cougar Rewilding Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to raising public awareness of eastern cougars.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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The eastern cougar also is known as a puma, panther, catamount, painter or mountain lion depending upon its habitat, according to the Cougar Rewilding Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to raising public awareness of eastern cougars.
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The offending Army vehicle - a large personnel carrier, the army equivalent to the police crocodile, called a "puma" - was lying upside down.
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Except, Kiran, since you're under 40, you're a puma, which is a cougar in training.
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Herbert recognized it as the ferocious rival of the tiger, as formidable as the puma, which is the rival of the largest wolf!
chained_bear commented on the word puma
Wouldn't it be great if we could verb puma? Hmm...
October 13, 2007
reesetee commented on the word puma
Sure would. But it probably wouldn't work unless you convinced everyone else to puma it.
October 13, 2007
uselessness commented on the word puma
'Round these parts, c_b, we don't ask. We just do. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a business meeting to puma.
October 13, 2007
kewpid commented on the word puma
“Party Unity My Ass!�? some say.
August 16, 2008